Haley Faces Conservative Backlash After SOTU Response

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South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley impressed some Democrats and moderate Republicans with her Republican response to the State of the Union Tuesday night - but there’s already backlash brewing on the conservative right.
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“Trump should deport Nikki Haley,” conservative commentator Ann Coulter tweeted part way through Haley’s speech. She later added: “Nikki Haley says ‘welcoming properly vetted legal immigrants, regardless of religion.’ Translation: let in all the Muslims.”
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The lines in the speech getting particular notice are those that seem to allude to Donald Trump – particularly when Haley said, “there’s a tendency to falsely equate noise with results.”
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The quickly evolving sentiments underscore the deepening divide in the Republican Party — one that has many so-called “establishment” Republicans increasingly convinced that Trump is on his way to winning the nomination. It’s a reality, many believe, that will fundamentally reshape the GOP as it’s now known.
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I thought it was an interesting speech. I expected the typical bash-the-President response but she saved her harshest criticism for her own party and its front runner. Unusual, but refreshing.
 
The “rebel flag” crowd here in South Carolina certainly didn’t send her any Christmas cards. :rolleyes:
 
WKW_69 said:
She is a fiscal conservative not a religious one. I like her.
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Very complimentary and charitable to religion! :tiphat:
Haley was raised with the Sikh faith and just like President Obama has gone out of her way to make sure people know she is a Christian. Just like Obama in 2008, Haley has a “truth” section on her website to address the question, “Is Nikki Haley a Christian”? In April 2010, this is what the website said:
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April 2010:

“Question: Is Nikki a Christian?

Truth: Nikki is a Christian. In her words: ‘I believe in the power and grace of Almighty God. I know, and have truly experienced, that with Him all things are possible. I have looked to Him for leadership throughout my career and will continue to do so as governor.

This is what it says now:
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June 2010
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Question: Is Nikki a Christian?

Truth: In Nikki’s words: “My faith in Christ has a profound impact on my daily life and I look to Him for guidance with every decision I make. God has blessed my family in so many ways and my faith in the Lord gives me great strength on a daily basis. Being a Christian is not about words, but about living for Christ every day.”
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blogs.cbn.com/thebrodyfile/archive/2010/06/03/nikki-haley-reflects-more-christian-tone.aspx

Furthermore, she has indeed come out for social conservative issues like being for traditional marriage.
I’m pro-life because someone saved my husband’s life
When [my future husband Michael] was three, he and his our siblings were removed from their home by the state. His biological mother got in a car accident and suffered a brain injury. She was no longer able to care for the kids, so Michel and his two sisters were put in foster care in one home, and two others went to different homes nearby. When he was four, he and his younger sister were adopted by an amazing couple, Bill and Carole Haley, who couldn’t have children of their own.
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In politics people assume that if you’re a Republican you’re prolife because the party tells you to be. I’m prolife because I got a chance to spend every day with the love of my life knowing that I am blessed that someone saved his life. I would be lost without him.
Source: Can’t Is Not an Option, by Gov. Nikki Haley, p. 26-28 , Apr 3, 2012
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Every life is blessed by God
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I believe every life has a value and is blessed by God–my husband was adopted and my pro-life convictions stem from the fact I feel the blessings of that value every day knowing someone chose life for him. I see it every day in my two children as I watch them grow. My hope is that we continue to encourage and work towards educating that value of life to everyone.
Source: 2010 Gubernatorial campaign website, nikkihaley.com “Issues” , Nov 2, 2010
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ontheissues.org/Governor/Nikki_Haley_Abortion.htm
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Unfortunately, right now, it seems that for some in the GOP, the only thing that matters in determining whether someone is “Conservative” or not is that person’s stance on immigration. Seriously - Trump is not “Conservative” at all when it comes to a large number of issues. In fact, one could say that, in many aspects - most notably life issues, same-sex “marriage”, etc. - he’s the least “Conservative” person in the entire GOP field! But… since he has the most hardline rhetoric regarding immigration in the GOP field, many of the so-called “Conservative” talk-show hosts (like Limbaugh, Coulter, etc.) consider him to be the only true “Conservative” in the race.
 
I’ve noticed Ann Coulter has rarely appeared on Fox News in recent months, maybe I’ve seen her only two times or so, when before she was quite a regular, at least on the Sean Hannity show. I suspect this has something to with some of her recent comments.
 
Sy_Noe said:
I wonder if she will still be a contender for VP? I thought she was once a favorite of the Tea Party wing or am I mistaken?
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I think she’s still a contender if one of the establishment candidates gets the nom, especially Jeb, but also Kasich, Christie or even Rubio. She’s been losing favor with the Tea Party for a while, I think. I know a lot of them were upset when she took down the Confederate flag. Last night’s speech probably put the last nail in that coffin but I’m not sure she cares.
 
Songcatcher said:
I think she’s still a contender if one of the establishment candidates gets the nom, especially Jeb, but also Kasich, Christie or even Rubio. She’s been losing favor with the Tea Party for a while, I think. I know a lot of them were upset when she took down the Confederate flag. Last night’s speech probably put the last nail in that coffin but I’m not sure she cares.
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I think so too if one of the establishment candidates gets the nomination. I also think Kasich or Rubio could be a contender for VP because of their home states being important swing states. Rubio if I recall correctly was also a Tea Party favorite when he ran for Senate in 2010 against the Democrat and against former Republican FL governor Charlie Crist who at that time was an Independent. But maybe because once he joined the Senate and was for the bipartisan immigration bill before he was against it, that has caused him to lose some favor as well within certain elements of the party. Listening to Gov Haley’s words in an interview yesterday, I didn’t get the impression that she cares. She pretty much said the GOP gave her the go-ahead to say what she wanted and she said that’s what she did.
 
Songcatcher said:
nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/haley-faces-conservative-backlash-after-gop-response-obama-n495466

I thought it was an interesting speech. I expected the typical bash-the-President response but she saved her harshest criticism for her own party and its front runner. Unusual, but refreshing.
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This is even worse:

theconservativetreehouse.com/2016/01/13/busted-republican-state-of-union-response-carried-amnesty-pledge-in-spanish-version/

And they wonder why they are losing control of the party. I don’t care who you are, that sort of behavior is completely disingenuous.
 
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